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Jewel Cave National Monument contains Jewel Cave, currently the fifth longest cave in the world and second longest cave in the United States, with 220.01 miles (354.07 km) of mapped passageways as of May 2024. [3] [4] [5] It is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) west of the town of Custer in Black Hills of South Dakota.
Mammoth Cave National Park, also a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. Longest cave in the world. 2 Jewel Cave: 353.69 km (219.8 mi) [4] [5] near Custer, South Dakota: Jewel Cave National Monument: 3 Wind Cave: 266.8 km (165.8 mi) [6]
All known breathing caves are solutional caves, and breathing caves tend to be much longer than most other caves.Four of the ten longest caves in the world are breathing caves (namely Jewel Cave, Wind Cave, Clearwater Cave, and Lechiguilla Cave).
Engelbrecht Cave, 2016 Tantanoola Cave, 2013 Cave Gardens, 2016. Kangaroo Island ... Jewel Cave; Lake Cave; Mammoth Cave; Moondyne Cave; Ngilgi Cave (formerly ...
Emuruangogolak Volcano caves [2] North Chyulu hills area – 20 caves are known [2] Hells Teeth [2] Kimakia Caves [2] Mathioni [2] Skull Caves [2] Kimakia Cave [2] Lake Tillam, near Korosi Volcano – several known lava tubes [2] Mount Suswa – around 40 known caves totaling around 11 km [2] Menengai Caldera – single vent-like cave [2]
This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.
Caves are found around the world. The largest form in areas of karst landforms whose rocks dissolve easily. Preferable conditions for karst cave formation are adequate precipitation, enough plants and animals to produce ample carbon dioxide, and a landscape of gentle hills which drains slowly.
Bat Cave; Carter Caves State Park; Cascade Caverns; Colossal Cavern; Diamond Caverns; Eleven Jones Cave; Fisher Ridge Cave System; Glover's Cave; Goochland Cave; Great Onyx Cave; Great Saltpetre Cave; Horse Cave also known as "Hidden River Cave" Lost River Cave; Mammoth Cave; Martin Ridge Cave System; Oligo-Nunk Cave System